We almost didn’t make it. A full week has passed since the last nominating contests, forcing Stumper to resort to nutty indulgences like “spending time with friends” and “taking a shower” to deal with the effects of withdrawal. But finally the day has come; while I type, South Carolina Democrats are heading to the polls to vote for their candidates of choice. As with Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, Michigan and the South Carolina Republican contest, we’ll spend the day looking at “what’s next” for the remaining contenders as they depart Gamecock Country and fan out across the continent in advance of Feb....

But the criticism of a politicized judiciary has flipped its political valence in recent years. For decades, conservatives complained that the Supreme Court was a political body controlled by liberals, as the Court expanded criminal defendants’ protections and afforded constitutional protection to progressive causes like abortion and gay rights. Now, it is liberals who rightly worry that a Court controlled by conservatives will be too overtly political. Different as they are substantively, each of these complaints emanate from the same premise: that interpreting the Constitution is a task just for the Supreme Court....

Seem fair? To most Americans it does not. Polling consistently shows that most Americans, across the political spectrum, oppose the inclusion of biological men in women’s spaces and sports. And Thomas’ dominance in the pool has sparked renewed calls for protecting girls’ and women’s sports. Many of us thought this fight was in the rearview mirror. For the last half a century, girls and women have benefitted from the Title IX guarantee of equal opportunity in educational institutions that receive federal funds, from elementary schools to universities....

In 10 years, average college costs have stayed a fairly constant 6 percent of wealthy-family income, and climbed from 17 percent to 19 percent of middle-class income. But those same costs have jumped from 64 percent to 71 percent of family income at the lower socioeconomic levels, according to the College Board. “Our great colleges and universities… have hit a wall of blocked opportunity,” said Anthony Marx, president of Amherst, at his school’s 2004 commencement....

Gordon was coming off a record-breaking season at Wisconsin, where he ran for 2,587 yards with 29 rushing touchdowns and three receiving scores. Gordon scored 49 touchdowns over three seasons for the Badgers, but did not score once during his rookie season. MORE: NFL contenders that desperately need to win in Week 1 He finally found paydirt Sunday on San Diego’s first offensive series against the Kansas City Chiefs. Gordon plunged in from a yard out to cap a six-play drive that included a 17-yard run by Gordon....

The attackers set about putting the mission structures ablaze, including the church, the hospital, and the primary and secondary schools. The nun, Maria De Coppi, received a fatal gunshot wound to the head as she attempted to reach a dormitory where students were believed to be hiding. According to media reports, Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi said “six citizens were beheaded, three kidnaped” and “six terrorists were captured and dozens of houses torched in the districts of Erati and Memba, Nampula province....

Nabili holds a 4:37 lead over Alejandro Valverde. He must stay clear of trouble but appears too strong to catch when racers roll into the Paris finish line on July 27. MORE: Tour de France images After two days in the Alps, Sunday’s stage offered relief over a flat 138 miles from Tallard, southeast France’s parachuting capital, toward the city of Nimes — known for its Roman arena and bullfighting....

The president and the former vice president faced off in Nashville, Tennessee on Thursday, in a debate that was notably less fiery than their first debate on September 29. Ivanka Trump offered her assessment of the debate on Twitter shortly afterwards, praising her father while claiming that “politicians like Biden” had inspired him to run for president in 2016. “My father ran for President because of politicians like Biden,” Ivanka tweeted....

Ivanka Trump tweeted a video of herself speaking in a room full of officials and leaders about a new public-private partnership “to end human trafficking, the first of its kind.” The partnership will provide recommendations to the administration’s Interagency Task Force and “the use of the most proven methods in the private sector and civil society to combat this evil scourge,” she said at the meeting on Tuesday. “This week @POTUS’s Interagency Task Force to combat #humantrafficking met and announced investments totaling $75M in the Program to End Modern Slavery, making it @statedept’s largest anti-trafficking program,” Ivanka Trump tweeted....

"Man, he's a thumper," right tackle Austin Howard said. "He's fast and he's agile, but he's got that 'thump' to him." From dragging players to powering through tackle attempts, Ivory is one tough guy to bring down. His average of 3.1 yards after contact leads the league among running backs, according to the statistics-based site ProFootballFocus.com. "I just pride myself in making explosive plays," Ivory said. "I just try to make plays when there's not really anything there....

Vance lashed out at people who “shift spouses like they change their underwear” during a talk at Pacifica Christian High School in Newport Beach, California, last September, according to an article published on Monday by Vice News. The Ohio Republican and Hillbilly Elegy author said that “one of the great tricks that I think the sexual revolution pulled on the American populace” was convincing people in “unhappy” or “even violent” marriages that getting divorced would “make people happier in the long term,” according to Vice....

“We were really bad in December up until Christmas, I think we lost 10 of 12 games during one stretch, and I signed up to take the GMAT on April 21, which was the first Saturday after the regular season ended,” Redick said on Bleacher Report’s “The Full 48 with Howard Beck” podcast. “Obviously I had to cancel that because I was in Miami for Game 4.” The GMAT is a computer-adaptive test that business schools look at when accepting students into MBA programs....

The Texans’ star defensive end missed practice Wednesday because of a what he called a “minor” back injury, but insists he will play Sunday against the Titans. MORE: NFL Week 7 photos | Texans release QB Ryan Mallett Watt, who spent Wednesday walking laps around the practice field, had limped out of last week’s loss to the Dolphins but returned to the game. He finished with seven tackles and two sacks....

The Texans star dressed up as Batman and surprised kids at Texas Children’s Hospital as part of a segment that will appear on NBC’s “Weekend TODAY.” MORE: A look back at Watt’s career | Watt, Kevin Durant cheer on their fans Yep, J.J. Watt is a pretty awesome guy. You can watch a preview of the segment by clicking here. Photos: Houston Texans

In the opening minute of the Mavericks’ matchup with the Grizzlies early in the season, McGee found himself in the precarious position of defending Morant with a full head of steam. He dropped back in the pick-and-roll knowing Morant is always looking to sneak his way into the paint but quickly learned that’s only part of the battle. Morant hit McGee with an in-and-out dribble when he got to the elbow....

ReVae Arnaud-Jensen visited the fast-food restaurant’s drive-thru in Campbell, California, on the evening of August 31 with her son. Arnaud-Jensen has been deaf her entire life, but can read lips. As she is unable to use the drive-thru speaker, she drove up the next window and tried to place her order there and explain the situation. In the video, recorded by her son, you see the Jack in the Box repeatedly refusing to take her order and telling her to move away from the window even after she continually tells him she is deaf....

Mahomes, who is Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ younger brother, is known to make controversial social media posts. Typically, though, these posts have to do with football. However, this week Mahomes took to his social media to give a bad review of a local Kansas City restaurant called SoT. Mahomes has since taken down his post, but he reportedly posted a long rant about how the cocktail bar couldn’t accommodate his large party....

But that’s exactly how Yuandale Evans described Luis Rosa’s counter right hand in the eighth round last November. After a grueling first seven frames, the blow would’ve made a weaker-minded fighter fold faster than a bad hand. Not Evans. MORE: Join DAZN and watch more than 80 fight nights a year​ “That was one of my favorite moments,” he recalls. “As soon as Rosa hurt me, my mind flashed to the Javier Fortuna fight....

Who was that pass rusher? Josh Allen. MORE: Why the Cowboys have a red stripe on their helmets So, yes. It happened. Josh Allen sacked Josh Allen. It marked the first time in NFL history that a sack occurred involving two players with identical names since sacks became an official sack in 1982, per NFL Network’s Andrew Siciliano. And later in the game, the Jaguars’ Allen got the better of the Bills’ Allen again....

While speaking to the media Tuesday at mandatory minicamp for the first time since last season, the Jaguars cornerback admitted he won’t receive the extension he’s been seeking this offseason. ″I let my agent talked to them and they’ve had dialogue, of course,″ Ramsey said, via the Florida Times-Union. ″But as far as I know, I’ve been let known that I won’t be getting a contract extension. Y’all take it however you may want to take that....